What did School Atlas judge Pennycross Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?

School Atlas judged Pennycross Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Expected standard at its inspection in April 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.

How many pupils attend Pennycross Primary School?

Pennycross Primary School has 402 pupils on roll.

What ages does Pennycross Primary School take?

Pennycross Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Pennycross Primary School located?

Pennycross Primary School is located in Plymouth, PL2 3RL, Plymouth.

How do I apply to Pennycross Primary School?

Pennycross Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How far from Pennycross Primary School were places offered?

The furthest place offered at Pennycross Primary School for 2024-25 (Reception) was 1.53 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

How are Reception places decided at Pennycross Primary School?

When Pennycross Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children. A 'looked after child' is a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions, at the time of making an application. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England; 2. Children with exceptional medical or social need — Children with exceptional medical or social need, where the council accepts that the named school is the only one that can meet that need; 3. Children with a sibling already attending the school — Children with a sibling already attending the school at the time of admission, and 2 further criteria.

What is the largest ethnic background at Pennycross Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 80.6% of pupils at Pennycross Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Pennycross Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How far did offers reach?

1.53miles

was the furthest place offered for 2024-25 (Reception). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at Pennycross Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Pennycross Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children and all previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children. A 'looked after child' is a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions, at the time of making an application. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England.
2Children with exceptional medical or social need — Children with exceptional medical or social need, where the council accepts that the named school is the only one that can meet that need.
3Children with a sibling already attending the school — Children with a sibling already attending the school at the time of admission.
4Children of school staff — Children of school staff.
5All other children — All other children who are not covered by a higher oversubscription criterion.

Plymouth City Council is the admission authority for its community and voluntary controlled nurseries and primary schools only; academies, foundation, free, trust and voluntary aided schools set their own. This is the set of criteria Plymouth publishes for this group of community schools. Plymouth publishes no central list of admission numbers — each school's own website carries its arrangements, and the council links them from its determined-arrangements page.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Pennycross Primary School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Pennycross Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Pennycross Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Expected standard at its inspection in April 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Pennycross Primary School?: Pennycross Primary School has 402 pupils on roll.
What ages does Pennycross Primary School take?: Pennycross Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Pennycross Primary School located?: Pennycross Primary School is located in Plymouth, PL2 3RL, Plymouth.
How do I apply to Pennycross Primary School?: Pennycross Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How far from Pennycross Primary School were places offered?: The furthest place offered at Pennycross Primary School for 2024-25 (Reception) was 1.53 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Reception places decided at Pennycross Primary School?: When Pennycross Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children. A 'looked after child' is a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions, at the time of making an application. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England; 2. Children with exceptional medical or social need — Children with exceptional medical or social need, where the council accepts that the named school is the only one that can meet that need; 3. Children with a sibling already attending the school — Children with a sibling already attending the school at the time of admission, and 2 further criteria.
What is the largest ethnic background at Pennycross Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 80.6% of pupils at Pennycross Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How far did offers reach?

1.53miles

was the furthest place offered for 2024-25 (Reception). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at Pennycross Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Pennycross Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children and all previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children. A 'looked after child' is a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions, at the time of making an application. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England.
2Children with exceptional medical or social need — Children with exceptional medical or social need, where the council accepts that the named school is the only one that can meet that need.
3Children with a sibling already attending the school — Children with a sibling already attending the school at the time of admission.
4Children of school staff — Children of school staff.
5All other children — All other children who are not covered by a higher oversubscription criterion.

Pennycross Primary School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Pennycross Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Pennycross Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Expected standard at its inspection in April 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Pennycross Primary School?: Pennycross Primary School has 402 pupils on roll.
What ages does Pennycross Primary School take?: Pennycross Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Pennycross Primary School located?: Pennycross Primary School is located in Plymouth, PL2 3RL, Plymouth.
How do I apply to Pennycross Primary School?: Pennycross Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How far from Pennycross Primary School were places offered?: The furthest place offered at Pennycross Primary School for 2024-25 (Reception) was 1.53 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Reception places decided at Pennycross Primary School?: When Pennycross Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children. A 'looked after child' is a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions, at the time of making an application. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England; 2. Children with exceptional medical or social need — Children with exceptional medical or social need, where the council accepts that the named school is the only one that can meet that need; 3. Children with a sibling already attending the school — Children with a sibling already attending the school at the time of admission, and 2 further criteria.
What is the largest ethnic background at Pennycross Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 80.6% of pupils at Pennycross Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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